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YouTube is celebrating their 5th birthday today. For us at the American Red Cross the site has served as a quick and effective way for us to speak with you in times of emergency, to teach you CPR, to make you laugh (hopefully), to ask you to volunteer, to inspire you to give blood, and to explain our service to armed forces program.
My House Fell Down
Two years ago, on May 12, 2008, a powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in western China, killing more than 87,000 people and destroying 5 million houses. The American Red Cross provided 200 students in Guangyuan district with disposable cameras to document their lives now.
It’s Pouring Rain in Haiti
Our own Eric Porterfield will be in Haiti for a month. Keep up with him on Twitter @ericporterfield
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
Personal Reflections from Haiti
After arriving at the Port-au-Prince airport, just a temporary metal building, we stepped outside and were greeted by several hundred people gesturing, hoping, for a glimpse of a friend or relative who might have been aboard our flight.
Our Response to the Miami Herald Story
The money generously donated by the American people is one of the major reasons that today most people in Haiti have access to food and water and most earthquake survivors have a tent or tarp over their heads and basic relief supplies.
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
Organizing Armaggedon: Wired Magazine Explores Haiti Response
Wired Magazine just published an in-depth look at the challenge of rapidly bringing in and distributing massive quantities of food, medicine, shelter, and supplies to a place where the infrastructure …